# museum30 environment worldanimalday

Day 25: In 1820, Charles Waterton built a 9 foot high wall around 3 miles of Walton Hall, turning the area into the world's first wildfowl and nature reserve. Thus he was considered to be one of the world's first environmentalists!

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2019-11-25

Have we ever mentioned Charles Waterton? Incase you didn't know he is thought to have created the world's 1st nature reserve at his home in Walton!

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2019-10-04